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Object Number 84-71-50/36835
Display Title Native axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ax, carved wood handle, long narrow blade inserted in one end
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms East Africa
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 58.8 x 32.1 x 4 cm (23 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 84-71-50/36835
Provenance
Collector Captain A. Ward Weaver (1883)
Donor Donated by Captain A. Ward Weaver

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